Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-02
To Leave the Knights Of Labor.
ENTERTAINMENTS FAIL 10 GET . CHARTER.

Local Assembly No BID, Knights OF Labor of
New Brunswick, y. j., together with other assem-.
blieS OF rab5er-workerS has been endeavoring since
last January TO secure from the executive board "A
national trade charter FOR the craft Ia February
the fee for the charter was sent 10 the executive
board, but no charter was received. After waiting
three weeks word was sent TO the executive board
that II the charter was not granted whiting two
weeks local No. Bid would withdraw This mes
sage caused the executive board 10 order the dis
tict master workman 10 revoke the charter of the
assembly. When the district master workman
presented himself he was denied Ambulance. sat-
urday night the 900 members O, No :eS,i with
drew in a body from the Knights. They Will be
followed, it is said, by 10000 other rubOerworers
or the country.
GRUMBLaSG AT PowDERLy's BOARD
The Tocsin, paper In Philadelphia devoted to
the interests OF labor says edito1ally: "The dis
favor with which nearly every act OF the present
general executive board OF the Knights Of Labor
has been received by the labor press has caused The
issuance OF an ed1ct through The JO1rRdtof tHt, q
Labor that is truly lagehabe, especially 80 when
all the facts connected with the affair are con-
sdered. When obnoxious legislation was enacted
formly protested In the strongest manner possible
position we intend To maintain as long our
control OF the paper continues
GONE OFF WITH HER FORMER HUsBAND.-A very
pleasant-appear1ng man, who gave his name as
Davis, settled In Nashville, Tenn, last March, and
succeeded In borrowing money from several Der.
sons In the city. saturday he left suddenly and
at the same time Mrs w. VI. Pettey disappeared.
han, and Mrs. Pettey his divorced WIFE He
was formerly Presbyterian minister, but was ex.
PEELED because OF his questionable transactions.
After he cane TO Nashville he visited his former
wife, and she received hin, notwithstanding the
protests OF her husband. saturday when Mr. Pet
tey returned home he found "A note from his WIFE,
stating that she was satisfied they were living in
adultery, as she had a husband living and thar
three preachers had told her So Pettey is quite
sure his wife has not deserted him for Bonahan,
but thinks he Is the cause Of the disruption OF his
formerly happy home.
A FEARFUL DOUBLE TRAGEDY.-When Jennie Os-
wad. eleven years OF age, came from her bed room
10 the dining-rooln, In Pitts5urg, yesterday MORN
ing, she found her father sitting in a chair with
his throat cut, and on a lounge near him her
younger sister, Bessie, cold In death. oswald has
been living since Christmas with his wife, TO whom
he has not spoken a word. IL is supposed that
financial and domestic troubles made him insane
and that he murdered his daughter and then sui.
cided.
A SENSATION IN 1T. Louis PRODUCE MARKET.
young man, VINO gave his name as VIM. ii.
Armour and claiming 20 be a nephew OF Phil
Armour has been creating a sensation In com.
mercial circles ia 81. LOUIS He has been buying
up hundreds OF car loads OF flour, and grain sup
plies In amounts which no bank In 1T. Louis could
liquidate. The commercial agencies are Hooded
with letters OF inquiry about him. He has small
store in ST. Louis, where he has put In a little
stock OF groceries and Hour.
DEfAULrED FOR 500, oOO-Jas " Taggart, who
for several years been paying teller OF the Union
Trust Co., at Nos. gu and 6l3 Chestnut street,
OF the books OF the company shows a deficit or
something less than 100000. Exactly what The
defaication is has not been ascertained.
BEECHERs OWN ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT TRIAL
1t is stated that among the papers left by the late
Henry Ward Beecher was long statement, pre-
pared by himself, giving detailed account OF the
great trial I'm which ne was the DEFENDANT and OF
the causes which led TO IT, This statement it Is
said will be published by his family In their orth-
coming life OF hr. Beecher.
THE MISSISSIPPI TRAGRpy.-Capt. w p Fowler
who shot and killed the Rev. c. f. silver rector OF
the Episcopal church al Grenada, Miss, is a lead
place at Capt. Fowler's house, where the rector
was boarding. IL is rumored that impropr1etie5
toward Mrs. Fowler led 10 the tragedy. 1t is said
that she is Innocent. Capt Fowler married a
daughter OF Judge Gray In 1870 In the same year
he killed man at Cairo, Ill In 1873 he killed q
man at Jackson Miss, and at winona, Miss, In
1884, he killed man who was advancing on him
and firing at him with two pistols. In every case
he has been acquitted on the plea OF self-defense.
THREE CHILDREN BuRSEp TO DEArH.-sharp
Smith, % rs, 5 e. and ms
dren In the house. BY some means the building
caught fire and the children were burned todeath.
do, which blew the house down, and the children
ever since have had a large box nlled with cloth
that one OF the children caught on nre and ran
into this box, thus igniting the building.
BIO GAS DEAL IN CBICAGo.-It Is stated that tho
syndicate I'm Chicago Interested In the gas deal has
the interests OF the six local companies which
will be controlled hereafter by corporation which
is 10 be known as the Chicago Gas Trust Company.
Its capital Will be s25 600 000 The Fidelity Trust
Company OF Philadelphia, Will be the trustee OF
the Chicago trust, and Drexe of Philadelphia, will
handle the bonds.
He Cor HIS BEER AND DRoPPED DEAD-A min
streL whose face showed that he was Italian.
wandered into John Don lhue's saloon In Charles
town, Mass, saturday morning, bearing harp
In broken English ne suggested exchanging some
music for glass OF beer. The bartender pro-
duced the beer and the musician disposed OF Il,
but could not keep his part OF the bargain for he
dropped dead before he could touch his harp. The
body was taken 10 the morgue.
IRHHMEN IN AMERICA TO PRoTEsT.-The execu-
tive committee OF the Home Rule Club Will hold a
monster demonstration in New York should the
coercion bill become law. All the Irish societies
in that city have accepted Invitations TO parJicl.
pate. The object OF the meeting Is 70 protest
against the enforcement OF the provisions OF the
law. Every branch OF the Irish National League
Endorses the proposition
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Two distinct shocks OF earthquake with vbra-
lions from north 70 south Were felt at Spoksno
Falls, w. T., yesterday morning,